Asked this week if signing the controversial Owens was ever a serious consideration, Munchak said: “No. We looked at every position and we are happy with our draft pick in Kendall Wright and the young players. Kenny Britt is getting healthy and we feel comfortable with what we have here. … We are happy with the direction our receivers are going.”

The Seahawks signed Owens this week, but he didn’t suit up for Saturday’s game.

]]>http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2012/08/11/titans-said-no-to-t-o-but-seahawks-didnt/feed/0T.O. workout underwhelms NFL analystshttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2011/10/25/nfl-analysts-not-overwhelmed-by-t-o-tryout/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2011/10/25/nfl-analysts-not-overwhelmed-by-t-o-tryout/#commentsTue, 25 Oct 2011 20:50:21 +0000JOHN GLENNON, The Tennesseanhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/?p=16772Wide receiver Terrell Owens put himself on display this afternoon, holding an open workout that was televised by ESPN and NFL Network. There were no scouts present, though both Owens and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, are confident many teams will watch the tape.

Rosenhaus earlier today told ESPN that he’d talked to the Titans about Owens, and that “they’ve had a running interest in Terrell.”

As for the workout itself, Owens – who’s trying to prove he’s recovered from offseason knee surgery – spent a large chunk of it running through agility and conditioning drills. He later ran a number of routes – some without passes thrown. Owens at times worked against a defensive back who didn’t put a lot of pressure on him. He did not run a 40-yard dash.

Owens looked to be the physical specimen he’s always been, but he did show some fatigue early in the drills and limped on the right leg early as well. As the workout wore on, he seemed to loosen up and get more comfortable.

Here are some snippets from various NFL analysts and from Owens himself:

NFL Network’s Charles Davis, who suffered an ACL injury himself, on how close Owens is to being able to return to playing football:

“I would think months. Therefore, this is a wash workout for me … My thing is, (defenders) are going to press T.O. You’re going to get your hands on him. He has to be able to run these routes we’re seeing now with a defensive back in his chest, having to throw a defensive back off and make radical moves.

“This is a controlled environment. I just haven’t seen enough … Even the calf development – the calf is the last thing to come back after an ACL tear. There’s a minute difference from left calf to right calf, and all that does is throw the mechanics off with your quad firing properly, your hamstring firing properly. I still think he’s a couple months away from being NFL football ready.”

ESPN’s Jerry Rice on why Owens slipped and fell on one of his pass routes:

“You could tell that knee is a little fatigued … That knee just gave way. It could be in his mind where he just doesn’t feel confident right now that, `Hey, look, I can make all those cuts.’

“But it’s just like training the body all over again. It’s going to take a little bit to feel that where he can just come out of that cut. And it’s more of a reaction, you don’t have to think about it.

“I’m not going to say he hurt himself (in the eyes of NFL teams). I think he showed everyone that, `Hey, I can still run routes. I can still catch the football.’ This is one positive step for getting back on the football field.

ESPN’s Darren Woodson on the workout overall:

“I thought he looked strong … but he’s still not in football shape. That’s still another two to three weeks for him to get back in football shape.

“I don’t know if he’s helped himself right now (with the workout). What you’re seeing is a guy coming off an ACL. You know he’s not in physical football shape right now. You’re seeing a guy that, of course, he can run. But is he in football shape? Is that going to add another three weeks on to his progression? You sign him and now three weeks later, he’s in football shape. “

Owens on if he was disappointed no teams were represented at the workout, and on what interested teams might expect from him:

“Not (disappointed) at all. I definitely have faith in God that I’ll land on my feet, regardless of whether there are any teams out here or not. I only need one team. I only need one chance. I think with what I did today, that should open some eyes and we’ll see where it goes.

“I think anybody who saw what I did today, you probably couldn’t tell a difference from what I’ve been doing (in the past). Honestly I probably feel better than what I did before I got hurt.”

“I have talked to the Titans,” Rosenhaus said on ESPN earlier today. “They’ve expressed … at least they’ve had a running interest in Terrell.”

The Titans have said they don’t plan to have any representatives at Owens’ open workout today in California, which will be televised by ESPN and the NFL Network at 1 p.m.

In fact, Rosenhaus told ESPN he was uncertain any teams would send representatives to watch the 37-year-old Owens, who is returning from offseason knee surgery. But Rosenhaus doesn’t think that necessarily means there’s a lack of interest.

“They may not (attend), simply because of the fact that we’re in the middle of a season,” Rosenhaus said. “If they’re really that interested (in Owens), they can bring him in for a workout at any time and they can basically bring him to their facility.”

Rosenhaus said Owens is back to the health level he was at last season, when he caught 72 passes (nine touchdowns) in 14 games.

“There’s no one else out there right now that can help you win a game the way that Terrell Owens can,” Rosenhaus told ESPN. “Listen, he’s humble. He’s not coming in to be a locker room distraction. He’s missed half the season and is coming off an injury. He wants to play. He’s working out here. There’s no attitude. There’s no ego. He’s going to be a good teammate. Someone needs to sign this guy.”

]]>http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2011/10/25/rosenhaus-says-hes-talked-with-titans-about-t-o/feed/1Titans have no plans to attend T.O. workouthttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2011/10/24/titans-have-no-plans-to-attend-owens-workout/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2011/10/24/titans-have-no-plans-to-attend-owens-workout/#commentsMon, 24 Oct 2011 23:40:52 +0000JIM WYATT, The Tennesseanhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/?p=16757Coach Mike Munchak said the Titans have no plans to attend wide receiver Terrell Owens’ workout in California on Tuesday. “I’m sure word will spread fast on how he does,” he said with a smile.

Munchak said the Titans haven’t discussed bringing Owens to Nashville for a private workout, indicating the offense plans to rely on its current group of wide receivers rather than pursue a free agent.

Agent Drew Rosenhaus said last week Owens has recovered from ACL surgery and is ready to play. Munchak previously indicated the Titans might consider looking at Owens to see if he’s healthy, but has downplayed the possibility of signing him.

“We are just worrying about the group we have right now,” Munchak said. “We haven’t given any thought to it or talked about it or considered it at this point.”

]]>http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2011/10/24/titans-have-no-plans-to-attend-owens-workout/feed/1Washingon: Titans don’t need T.O.http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2011/10/20/nate-washingon-titans-dont-need-t-o/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2011/10/20/nate-washingon-titans-dont-need-t-o/#commentsThu, 20 Oct 2011 22:55:49 +0000JIM WYATT, The Tennesseanhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/?p=16670The Titans made no moves at the trade deadline, and that’s something Nate Washington viewed as a “vote of confidence” for the wide receivers on the roster.

“I have talked to (General Manager) Mike Reinfeldt more this year than any year since I’ve been here and he has been telling me how confident he is in our room,” Washington said. “The fact they didn’t get anyone else tells us they believe in us. We have to prove him right.”

The Titans don’t need Terrell Owens or any other veteran wideout, Washington said. Owens, coming off surgery to repair a torn ACL, is scheduled to work out for teams and media on Tuesday in California.

“I have never been around T.O. and have never met him. I definitely respect his work, but I don’t think we need anyone else,” Washington said. “This has been a hard-working unit.”

Titans offensive coordinator Chris Palmer spent the 2006 season with Owens in Dallas. With a smile, Palmer said “it was a love-fest.”

“All I am doing is coaching,” Palmer said. “I am not worried about personnel right now.”

]]>http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2011/10/20/nate-washingon-titans-dont-need-t-o/feed/1Munchak downplays T.O. talkhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2011/10/19/munchak-downplays-owens-speculation/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2011/10/19/munchak-downplays-owens-speculation/#commentsWed, 19 Oct 2011 22:39:45 +0000JOHN GLENNON, The Tennesseanhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/?p=16644Coach Mike Munchak on Wednesday downplayed the likelihood of signing Terrell Owens, even as agent Drew Rosenhaus reported the veteran wide receiver was healthy and ready to work out for teams.

On his weekly radio show on Tuesday, Munchak had said that if Owens was healthy and “if he has a way of helping our team win, then for sure you’re going to take a look at him.” But Munchak – who was unaware of Rosenhaus’ comment — said Wednesday the team has no specific plans to take a look at Owens.

“There’s nothing going on at all with us right now,” Munchak said.

He didn’t rule out the possibility of adding a wide receiver – whether that’s Owens or someone else – at some point. But he said his comments were more in keeping with the team’s usual stance to consider all options.

“Anything can happen weeks from now,” Munchak said. “I have no idea his situation, his health. I don’t even know if he’s even had a chance to pass the physical this year. But I think the question that was asked of me (on the radio show) was, ‘If he was completely healthy, would we take a look at him?’ And I said, ‘Well, depending on our situation here.’

“Like we’ve done here every Monday or Tuesday, we bring in a group of guys and worked them out to see if there’s someone there that could help us win football games. So if the timing was all perfectly right … would we bring a guy in to look at? Not just (Owens). We’d bring in whoever that person may be. It’s not necessarily him.”

Let the Terrell Owens speculation begin. Coach Mike Munchak said when Owens is healthy enough to pass a physical, the Titans would likely take a look at him.

Owens, a 15-year veteran, suffered a knee injury that required surgery during the offseason. His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Oct. 7 that Owens should be medically cleared to return to the NFL in two to three weeks.

The Titans have been looking for help at wide receiver since Kenny Britt was lost for the year with a torn ACL and MCL in the third week of the season.

“That’s something that at some point when (Owens’) health is better and he can pass a physical – people thought the midpoint of the season, maybe – he might be a guy that may be able to to work out to prove where he’s at,” Munchak said Tuesday during his weekly radio show on 104.5-FM. “So of course us, or whoever else, is going to take a look, just like we have with other free agents, to see what kind of shape he’s in.

“A lot is going to depend for us on how we are producing at that position three weeks or two weeks from now, and how we’re doing (overall),” Munchak said. “All those things will factor into it. But I’m sure whenever you’ve got a player that has his capabilities, everyone’s going to know exactly where he’s at. If he has a way of helping our team win, then for sure you’re going to take a look at him.”

The 37-year-old Owens, an Alabama native who played for the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, has played for five NFL teams. He spent last season with the Bengals, posting 72 catches for 983 yards and nine touchdowns.

Overall, Owens has 1,078 catches for 15,934 yards and 153 touchdowns.

Wednesday’s updates …

Drew Rosenhaus, who is Owens’ agent, tweeted on Wednesday that the veteran wide receiver is ready to play: “I just watched Terrell go through a full football workout and he looked awesome! He is 100% healthy & ready to play right now! I will be contacting the teams today to inform them that is immediately available to visit and work out for them. He could play this Sunday!”

After practice Wednesday, Munchak downplayed talk about the Titans potentially trying to sign Owens, saying there were no plans to work out Owens and there was “nothing going on at all.”

]]>http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2011/10/18/munchak-titans-would-take-a-look-at-healthy-t-o/feed/1High priority: Don’t make T.O. showhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2009/08/09/high-priority-dont-make-to-show/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2009/08/09/high-priority-dont-make-to-show/#commentsSun, 09 Aug 2009 22:09:48 +0000JIM WYATT, The Tennesseanhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/?p=824CANTON, Ohio — The Titans head into Sunday’s preseason opener against the Bills looking for a win, of course.

Terrell Owens stretches before the Hall of Fame Game. (AP photo)

Also high on their priority list, at least for defensive players — don’t make T.O.’s highlight reel.

“Hopefully none of us make it on his show on Monday night,” said safety Michael Griffin, referring to Terrell Owens’ reality TV show, which airs Monday nights on VH1. “We don’t want to be eating the popcorn on Monday night and see ourselves on his show. Every player wants to make a signature play but it is our job not to allow that to happen.”

Owens is expected to play a few series, which is about all Tennessee’s first team defense is expected to play.

“But I anticipate them coming out and passing a lot right off the bat to try and get him involved and hype their team up,” linebacker Keith Bulluck said. “T.O. loves the camera and he is a good football player and can make plays out there. I am sure they are going to do their best to try and get him the ball so he can make plays and let people enjoy their popcorn.”

]]>http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2009/08/09/high-priority-dont-make-to-show/feed/0C.J. missed bus, but it was no big dealhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2009/08/09/cjs-great-bus-mishap/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/2009/08/09/cjs-great-bus-mishap/#commentsSun, 09 Aug 2009 22:02:02 +0000JIM WYATT, The Tennesseanhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/titans/?p=821 CANTON, Ohio— Chris Johnson isn’t the first player to miss a team bus to a game. And technically, he didn’t even miss it.

He might be the first to Tweet about the whole thing. And that’s one of the big problems with Twitter and the NFL.

The Titans running back today sent out a tweet on ChrisJohnson28: “Me and lendale got left by the bus so we will be getting to the game late.”

A few minutes later, he took the blame. “It’s my fault we got left I was shining my teeth with gold rags I got to look good for the show.”

Not long after that tweet went out, I got a few texts and emails wanting to know about C.J. missing the bus. A bad start to the season for him, most said.

But don’t worry. Johnson was at the stadium roughly three hours before game time. Two hours before the game he was chatting at midfield with Bills receiver Terrell Owens.

A Titans official said while Johnson might’ve missed one of the earlier buses from the team hotel in Cleveland to Canton, there were at least two more buses scheduled.